US President Joe Biden is scheduled to make travel to the Middle East in mid-July where he is expected to try and convince regional powers to integrate their militaries in an alliance against Iran. Photo: Reuters
US President Joe Biden is scheduled to make travel to the Middle East in mid-July where he is expected to try and convince regional powers to integrate their militaries in an alliance against Iran. Photo: Reuters
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Can Joe Biden’s proposed Middle East trip unite fractured region by aligning militaries against Iran?

  • US President wants to table ‘national security programme’ for Israel and eight Arab states into an alliance against Iran when he visits Saudi Arabia next month
  • Biden’s planned visit comes amid a stalemate between the West and Iran on reviving a nuclear deal that would prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons

Tom Hussain
Tom Hussain

Updated: 8:00pm, 15 Jun, 2022

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US President Joe Biden is scheduled to make travel to the Middle East in mid-July where he is expected to try and convince regional powers to integrate their militaries in an alliance against Iran. Photo: Reuters
US President Joe Biden is scheduled to make travel to the Middle East in mid-July where he is expected to try and convince regional powers to integrate their militaries in an alliance against Iran. Photo: Reuters
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